Walkerton played its first PJHL game under the Capitals banner on Sunday afternoon. The Capitals travelled to Mitchell to take on the defending Pollock Division champion Hawks to open the 2022-23 season.
The lost art of customer service
“You’ll never stay in business if you can’t keep your customers happy and coming back.” Those words, uttered to me by Michael Schurman, a professor at Durham College, nearly 20 years ago, seemed silly to me as a teenager. I was always of the opinion that if you offered a product or service that som
Home sales in August ‘well below average’ across Grey-Bruce
The REALTORS Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound recently released its sales statistics for August, which shows 13 homes sold last month in Brockton – a 7.1 per cent decline from August 2021.
Fordwich Parks Board hosts cornhole, Texas horseshoe tourney
The Fordwich Parks Board hosted a cornhole and Texas horseshoe tournament at the Fordwich ball diamond on Saturday, Sept. 10. Both events had a full field of teams.
Abigail Peel crowned Howick-Turnberry Fair Ambassador
For the first time since 2019, the Howick-Turnberry Fall Fair Ambassador will not be Dezirae Whitehead.
Numbers can be misleading
Polls are a funny thing.
HBC announces plans to resurrect Zellers brand
TORONTO – Canadian shoppers will soon take a trip down memory lane, as the Hudson’s Bay Company…
Volunteer fair set for Sept. 22 in Listowel
LISTOWEL – The VON Canada Perth-Huron has been struggling to recruit volunteers coming out of the…
Perth East officially opens PERC Pavilion in Milverton
MILVERTON – The latest feature to the Perth East Recreation Complex (PERC) is officially open.…
Diana Sweets hosts spaghetti supper for Listowel School of Dance
LISTOWEL – Diana Sweets was the place to be for dinner on Thursday, Aug. 25, as the restaurant…
Cat control concerns covered by North Perth council
It appears the idea of registering cats, similar to the process used to register dogs, will not be undertaken in North Perth any time soon.
North Perth to keep digging into new compost program
Council has directed North Perth staff to keep digging into the possibility of bringing the green bin composting program to the municipality.
Councillor raises density concerns in proposed Listowel subdivision
A councillor has once again raised concerns about housing density in a proposed subdivision in North Perth. On Aug. 22, Coun. Allan Rothwell commented on the subdivision application submitted by Sound Six Investments (Steve Meulensteen) for a property located on Walton Avenue, north east of Listowe
Fizell finishes second runner-up at CNE Ambassador of the Fairs competition
The community has expressed its pride for Mary Fizell. Fizell, the 2019-22 Listowel Agricultural Society Ambassador, was the second runner-up at the recent Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) Ambassador of the Fairs competition in Toronto.
All wheels park coming to Milverton
It all started with a question. “Wouldn’t it be great to add a little ‘skatepark’ and a few benches for youth and their peers to meet?” wrote Evelyn Mueller, a mother of four young boys to the Optimist Club of Mornington.
